Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-01

conyalescent.
You can find any school book you
may need at Miller's Central Drug
Store new stock just received.
The many friends of Marcus Pollasky
in aud about Alma will indeed be sorry
TO learn of his determination to say
farewell to Alma and become a resident
Of the city of the Straits, so soon as
his extensive business can be satisfact-
orily arranged, and preparations for
the change completed. Mr.. Pollasky
has lived i'm Alma since 1868 and is nat
aturally very much attached to the
place. as he has seen it grow from a
quiet. sleepy little hamlet into a young
and prosperous city, and indeed, has
been prominently identified with its
growth and prosperity during the past
10 years or more. Nj. Pollasky grad
uated from the Ann Arbor law school
! in 1883, and has since that time devoted
! his time TO the practice Of his chosen
profession, having been admitted TO
| practice in the Supreme court Of the
state, and the United States court at
| Detroit. and has won deserved popular
! ity and high rank among his legal
brethren. His object in removing TO
Detroit is that he may enjoy a more
extended law practice and have q
chance at eases of different character
than usually come up for trial in this
locality, and his many friends predict
for him a bright future. The business
of the Pollasky & Waldby bank will
suffer no change, as Nh II. b. Waldby
will continue to manage this popular
institution and gain it new friends 10y
his careful and prompt transaction Of
all business in this line.
As many of our citizens are interest
cd in that portion of Florida visited by
numerous Alma people Of late. it may
! not Le amiSs TO chronicle some of the
pleasant impressions of Florida life
Cleaned 10y a RECORD representative
during a delightful half hours couyer-
satin with Mrs. ". :. Turck, hut re-
Gently returned from II. Andrews Bay
| Finida. ST. Andrews is q new settle
mcut. the first house having been built
there i'm Nov 1850 and It's rapid growth
cannot be better described than 10y say
ing that it now contains between so
and 100 houses: 100 or 800 inhabitants;
stores. school house. newspaper, h0tel,
etc.. etc.. and large number of resort
ers. lts chief Importance, however. is
90, % resort, many claiming tina. it is
unsurpassed by no spot i'm Florida.
and when it is made more accessible. by
the construction of railroad, 1t VIII
undoubtedly become exceedingly popu-
lar. The cold waves have been noticed
there. mt one time so that thin ice was
formed bat the greater portion of the
winter has been thoroughly delightful.
The thcIm meters stand about go i'm
the shade towards the middle of the
day-a triile too Wmm-but the morn
ings and evenings are described as sim
ply delightful The members of the
Alma party passed the winter in tents
and view taken by a wandering artist
shows the party scattered about among
The trees. lying in hammocks and tax
ing life easy very much after the man
ncr Of a party of picnicers. Deer are
found IN the forest and game of all
kinds j, plentifulwhile fish and oysters
abound in the bay and are easily caught
one of the amusemcnts OF the company
has been the exploring of Indian
mounds found upon a small peice OF
ground purchased 10y AIr. Turck.
Huge trees spring from the top of
the mound. and the bones crumble
when uneMthcd, only occasionally Il
skull or some bone retaining its shape.
The manner Of burial was something
singular as it was discovered that bed
of oyster shells was carefully prepared
and the bodies placed upon this bed.
They were then thinly covered with
earth and when the next generation
came 10 lie meath the S0d they were
placed directly over the first lot and
the oyster shells and earth layers re-
peated. Nearly all the party were ben.
ehtted and Miss Rogers especially has
grown much stronger and will ndoubt-
edly remain farther into the summer.
Mr.. Turck is quite comfortable. and
not ready to return yet, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Gargett will remain during the
summer, with the exception of a busl-
ness trip north. Mr.. W. B. IIumbert
is running a general store and has fit
ted up a sail boat for carrying passen-
gers and freight. There are several
islands near st. Andrews, and upon
these all manner of shells are to be
found. and it would do a natural
history student good to gaze upon the
handsome collection gathered by the